Nathan Kolosko

February 23rd Noonday Concert

2012-01-29T10:27:00.000-08:00

What : Nathan will be joined by Carl Dimow and Benjamin Noyes in a concert of his own works for solo guitar and trio. The program will include premieres of two new solo works and a performance of the final revised version of his Hungarian trio for flute, guitar and cello.

Where: First Parish Church, 425 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101
(207) 773-5747

When: February 23rd 12:00 noon, donation suggested

Program:

Three Curiosities - Nathan Kolosko (2012)
Asymmetry
Clown Solace
Blue Arabesque

Hungarian Trio - Nathan Kolosko (2011)
Prelude
Round Dance
Ancient Melody
Spinning Dance

Dénouement - Nathan Kolosko (2011)

Animus Reus Review

2012-01-29T10:15:00.000-08:00

ANIMUS REUS for solo guitar

by Nathan Kolosko
In recent times there is one composer whose name keeps making an occasional appearance in my review package and that is the American guitarist Nathan Kolosko. In my experience of playing through his music I have never once been even slightly disappointed by his skilful compositions and arrangements and in fact his Dreaming By the Stream (from the four-movement piece Songs from Formosa) has become a firm favourite of mine to perform.
Animus Reus is probably going to knock Dreaming By the Stream off its pedestal as this has to be one of the most beautiful and emotionally moving solo guitar pieces I’ve come across in many a year.
Apparently it was composed as a gift for four friends of the composer who had gone through some life challenges and this is well reflected in this slow, lyrical and very expressive composition. The relatively rare tuning of 6th string to low C gives Kolosko the opportunity to obtain wonderfully rich textures throughout the work. This soulful piece would move the most hardened of hearts and I can well imagine it having a stunning impact if used perhaps as an alternative calm encore item.
Technically it would be manageable for the Grade 5-6 player.
Highly recommended
Steve Marsh (Classical Guitar Magazine)

Tonadilla Review

2012-01-29T10:14:00.000-08:00

TONADILLA for solo guitar
by Nathan Kolosko
Starting with a brief, but arresting, introduction of a slightly dark nature with Spanish undertones, Tonadilla soon gets underway with a doubling up of tempo and grows from a delicate melodic line performed in harmonics into a more substantial composition where, eventually things hot up with the odd rasgueado and cascading triplets culminating in a short and tranquil echo of the beginning of the work before an explosive brief bit of strumming concludes the piece abruptly.
Throughout Kolosko utilises some splendid harmonies and good melodic invention reminiscent of the likes of Granados and Turina.
The piece is good enough to be included in any formal concert repertoire although placement in the programme may be restricted due to the piece’s brevity.
A well presented publication, neatly fingered and of around the Higher-Intermediate standard.
Steve Marsh (Classical Guitar Magazine)

Nathan's Composition "Tonadilla" Performed by Marlène Lemay

2011-12-01T10:02:00.000-08:00

Excerpt from the Gala Concert organized for the 25th anniversary of Les Productions d'OZ, November 2nd 2011. It took place at the Henri-Gagnon Concert Hall, in Louis-Jacques-Casault Building, Laval University, Quebec.

Nathan Plays Toby Rzepka Guitar

2011-12-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

1st Annual Portland Early Music Festival

2011-10-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Festival Information

Nathan will be teaching a master class,

and workshop on ornamentation:

Saturday October 23rd 2:30-3:45pm

Kolosko-Dimow Featured on MPBN

2011-09-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

Kolosko-Dimow Featured on Morning Classical Music with Suzanne Nance

Thank you to Suzanne for her continued Support !!

Playlist Information

Radio Feature

2011-09-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

Nathan Kolosko & the Kolosko-Dimow Duo featured on public radio show

The Intimate Guitar with Jim McCutcheon

Dayton Public Radio

Composition Featured in New Collection

2011-09-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

Nathan's Composition Tonadilla is part of Productions D'oz's

25th anniversary publication

Hear Excerpt

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